The Whitney's new dining spaces designed by architectural firm Modellus Novus features a Frenchette bakery and commissioned work by Rashid Johnson.
Photo: Adrian Gaut
The Artful Life: 5 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week
From the Whitney Museum’s refreshed café to an exquisite collaboration between French brands Guerlain and Chaumet
Inside the new Puiforcat flagship on avenue Gabriel in Paris. Photo: Maxime Veret
Inside the new Puiforcat flagship on avenue Gabriel in Paris. Photo: Maxime Veret
1. Puiforcat Opens Refreshed Paris Flagship
After closing the doors of its Paris flagship to undergo a complete overhaul, Puiforcat is once again welcoming visitors into its stunning Right Bank boutique. Boasting a new design orchestrated by the brand’s creative director, Charlotte Perelman, the location on avenue Gabriel boasts a sophisticated interior featuring chic parquet flooring, creamy neutrals, and rustic plinths. Here, an expansive free-form oak table displays a selection of silver pieces, while nearby shelves framed in Verde Oasis marble are populated with tableware, trays, and tea and coffee sets. Visitors can browse the longstanding designs of company founder Jean Puiforcat presented alongside recent introductions, such as the beautiful Dinner Service table set initially conceived by artist Donald Judd. A quiet lounge wrapped in glossy sycamore panelling provides the perfect spot for design a custom collection of Monogrammes porcelain plates, bowls, and mugs using archival illustrations that a framed in a gallery-like display. —Jill Sieracki
The Whitney's new dining spaces designed by architectural firm Modellus Novus features a Frenchette bakery and commissioned work by Rashid Johnson. Photo: Adrian Gaut
2. The Whitney Museum Unveils Art-Filled Café with Frenchette Bakery
Starting this month, there’s yet another reason for locals and tourists to flock to the Whitney Museum of American Art. As part of its new beverage and culinary program, TriBeca hotspot Frenchette Bakery has found a second home on the museum’s ground floor, which has received a total refresh courtesy of New York architecture firm Modellus Novus. With plans to open sit-down breakfast and dining later this year, the famed bakery will kick off this partnership by offering an assortment of takeout breakfast, lunch, and baked goods options. To complement the bakery’s delectable bites, the Whitney commissioned artist Rashid Johnson for an expansive indoor-outdoor installation titled New Poetry, a steel shelved sculpture adorned by collectible objects such as poetry books, ceramics, and plants, which flows inside the restaurant to the outdoor sidewalk. Along with the ground floor’s addition, the museum and Frenchette team plan to unveil a whole new cafe on the museum’s eighth floor, set to open in 2024, which will feature a special commission from contemporary artist Dyani White Hawk. —Shelby Black
Almine Rech New York Tribeca Gallery Photo: Courtesy of Almine Rech
Peter Halley, Femme a L’Interieur I, 1979 Photo: © Peter Halley, Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech
3. Almine Rech Presents Blockbuster Exhibition Marking 50 Years Since Picasso’s Death
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s 1973 death, Almine Rech is presenting “The Echo of Picasso,” a group exhibition that will span across its two New York City locations. Curated by Eric Troncy, the show will feature rare works by Picasso including one of his Glass of Absinthe sculptures alongside works by artists that both challenged and drew inspiration from the influential talent. Artworks by prominent artists such as Rashid Johnson, Claire Tabouret, Genesis Tramaine, Louise Bourgeois, Willem de Kooning, and Francis Bacon will mingle with pieces by Picasso in this blockbuster exhibition. “The Echo of Picasso” will be on view at the gallery’s Tribeca and Upper East Side locations until December 16. —Stefanie Li
Photo: Martin Morrell/Courtesy of Rizzoli
4. Italian Architect Vincenzo De Cotiis Releases First Interiors Monograph
Just in time for the holiday season, a new book by Rizzoli makes the perfect gift for any design lover. Vincenzo De Cotiis: Interiors is the Milan-based architect and artist’s debut monograph and features nine breathtaking projects completed over the past decade. All of the high-concept, meditative spaces fully embody De Cotiiis’s elevated style, which sees rare stones and polished metals juxtaposed with classical backdrops that have been stripped of modern, awkward adornments. The dazzling volume—which also includes sketches and floor plans—is the first fully realized glimpse into the practice of a pioneering talent who has been likened to legends such as Gio Ponti and Carlo Scarpa. —Geoffrey Montes
Guerlain x Chaumet Bouquet de la Cour bottle. Photo: Courtesy of Guerlain
Guerlain x Chaumet Bouquet de la Cour bottle. Photo: Courtesy of Guerlain
5. Guerlain and Chaumet Team Up to Create Exquisite Bouquet de la Cour Bottle
Famed French beauty brand Guerlain has partnered with luxury jewelry house Chaumet to create an exquisite Bee Bottle. Timed with the 170th anniversary of the iconic Guerlain perfume bottle, Bouquet de la Cour, puts a contemporary spin on the classic silhouette. Chaumet crafted a dazzling cloak of 336 diamonds with a 658-gram gold honeycomb shell to adorn the bottle, while the cap houses a removable two-carat diamond ring radiating with 88 hexagonal facets. Handcrafted in Chaumet’s Place Vendôme workshops, Bouquet de la Cour took nearly 270 hours to create. This made-to-order piece can house a cherished Guerlain fragrance and includes a custom label engraved in gold. —S.L.
Cover: The Whitney's new dining spaces designed by architectural firm Modellus Novus features a Frenchette bakery and commissioned work by Rashid Johnson.
Photo: Adrian Gaut
